Lord Cao bowed and said, "I obey your command." He turned and ordered, "Bring him here and let him see for himself."

The group hurried to the palace.

At this time, in the Qinzheng Hall of the Imperial Palace.

Prince Ding rushed in dressed in armor, holding a sharp sword and looking murderous.

Eunuch Dequan stood trembling in front of Emperor Jingyou, his face filled with fear. He shrieked in a trembling voice, "Your Highness Prince Ding, you are not allowed to wield sharp weapons when you meet His Majesty. Your Highness, put down your sword!"

Emperor Jingyou looked at him coldly, "Prince Ding, what are you doing? Who allowed you to be so presumptuous?"

Prince Ding curled his lips and sneered, "Father, why are you doing this? Can't you imagine what I am going to do?"

Eunuch Dequan trembled and advised, "Your Highness, don't do anything stupid. Think about Concubine De. You have suffered for so many years, and finally there is a good result. Why are you doing this?"

Prince Ding sneered, "Eunuch Dequan is right. I've worked so hard for so many years, and I must take back what I deserve."

"Father, I am in this situation today because of your injustice and partiality. You forced me to take this path from which there is no turning back. Please do not blame me for being cruel."

Emperor Jingyou sneered, "I am partial? Haha, don't pin your ambition on me!"

"Isn't it!" Prince Ding said sternly with a face full of pain, "When Shen Yanli was not yet disabled, you were only thinking about letting him inherit the throne. When did you see my efforts? Now that Shen Yanli is disabled and has no chance of ascending the throne, you put all your favoritism on that useless Shen Yuyan!"

"It was me who braved the dangers of life and death defending the southwest for five years. It was me who made great contributions in the southwest, and it was me who facilitated the peace talks between the two countries! But what did you give me? You should have made me king, but you made everyone king! Father, are you humiliating me?"

"Giving me the princess of Nanyue as my principal wife, wouldn't that eliminate my chances of competing for the throne?"

Prince Ding's face was filled with sinisterness and grievance, and he glared at Emperor Jingyou resentfully, "Father, I am also your son. I am your first child. You have held me in your arms and doted on me. To please you, I sleep less than three hours a day, just so I can learn more and earn your praise. But what about you?"

"You favor Concubine Liu, and you favor that loser Shen Yuyan! If he had Shen Yanli's skills and abilities, I wouldn't mind you making him the Crown Prince, but he's just a fool! A piece of trash! How can such a loser be compared to me?"

"Why should I give up the country I risked my life to defend to such a loser!"

Prince Ding laughed coldly, "Father, why can't I rebel?"

Emperor Jingyou looked at him deeply and listened to his accusations calmly, the sadness in his eyes was so obvious.

"The Jinyiwei outside were killed by your people."

Prince Ding laughed wildly and said, "Yes, Father, this palace is now in my hands. Father, please don't expect anyone to rescue you. I advise you to be sensible and not let me do anything unfilial!"

Emperor Jingyou snorted coldly, "You are committing treason and rebellion. What else do you want to do to be unfilial? Are you going to kill me with your own hands?"

Prince Ding's expression froze. He thought that with Emperor Jingyou's intelligence, he would have guessed something at this point. "Father, I do not wish to be unfilial. Therefore, please personally write the edict of abdication."

Emperor Jingyou looked at him coldly, "What if I don't write it?"

"Without my decree of succession, Shen Ye, do you think you can ascend the throne smoothly? What? You want to forge the decree of succession? Have you prepared the fake imperial seal?"

Emperor Jingyou was still sitting on the dragon throne, looking down at Prince Ding from above, his noble face filled with disappointment and ridicule.

The rage in Prince Ding's heart surged out, "Father, now that it has come to this, you shouldn't provoke my anger. I advise you to know the current situation."

"I don't have an imperial edict to pass on my throne, so I asked you to write it yourself. If you don't, don't blame me for being disloyal."

"Come on, everyone, come forward!"

The soldiers escorted a group of people into the Qinzheng Hall.

Consort Shu, Consort Xian, Consort Liu, Imperial Concubine, Beauty, Prince An Shen Mingxiu, Prince Kang Shen Yuyan...

Looking at the people pressing forward, Prince Ding frowned, "Where are Shen Yanli and the Queen Mother?" These two people are the people his father cares about the most. With them in his hands, he is not afraid that Emperor Jingyou will not listen to him.

The guard whispered, "The Queen Mother still hasn't caught him. There's no one in the Prince of Chu's mansion. Our people don't know where the Prince of Chu is hiding!"

"waste!"

Prince Ding gnashed his teeth as he stared at the man who was forced to kneel on the ground, his sinister eyes filled with murderous intent.

When his eyes rested on King Kang, his expression turned cold and murderous intent surged.

He looked at Emperor Jingyou sternly, "Father, you see, here are your beloved concubines and your beloved sons. If you, Father, do not write the edict of succession honestly, I will have no choice but to take action against these people."

"Every quarter of an hour, I kill one person. Father, you should think about this carefully, haha."

The sharp sword in Prince Ding's hand flashed before everyone's eyes. The cold blade gleamed with a chilling light, and the concubines were so frightened that they cried and screamed, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, help me!"

At this time, Prince An and Prince Kang, who had broken their legs and fainted from the pain, were awakened by the water. Looking at Prince Ding in armor and holding a sword, and Emperor Jingyou with a cold face, they realized where they were.

Prince Kang's face wrinkled in pain. "Shen Ye, it's you! It was you who colluded with the bandits to harm the Empress Dowager! Father, Father! Shen Ye is crazy! Not only did he attack the Empress Dowager, he also broke your leg. Father, you have to make the decision for me!"

When Concubine Liu saw Prince Kang's twisted legs, she screamed, "Son, what happened to you? Come, call the imperial physician!"

Concubine Liu wanted to check on Prince Kang's legs, but was kicked to the ground by the soldier watching her. Prince Kang shouted worriedly, "Mother, Mother!"

Prince Ding looked at Emperor Jingyou sarcastically, "Father, this is the heir you chose! He's so stupid, it hurts my eyes just looking at him. You handed Daqing over to such a fool. Are you worthy of the late emperor and the founding fathers?"

Prince Kang stared at Emperor Jingyou in a daze, his eyes widening in surprise. Was his father going to pass the throne to him? Why hadn't he heard his father tell him that?

He looked at Emperor Jingyou in surprise, with a silly look on his face, "Father, are you going to make me the crown prince?"

Emperor Jingyou looked away, unable to bear to see his silly look.

He looked at Prince Ding coldly and sneered, "When did I ever say that I would pass the throne to the fifth brother?"

"At this point, what's the point of your father still hiding things? To pave the way for the fifth son, you've even crowned all your sons kings, suppressed your ministers, and arranged a marriage between him and the Minister of War's daughter, all to give him the Minister of War's power. And you still say you're not partial!"

"Not only do you dote on Concubine Liu, but you also want to leave the throne to her foolish son. You are so foolish, you might as well give up the throne to your son!"

His gaze turned cold as he looked at Concubine Liu. Without this woman, Shen Yuyan would be nothing. It was because of her that his father could only see this idiot!

Prince Ding suddenly pulled Concubine Liu over and placed the sword on her fair, slender neck. A cold look appeared in his eyes. "Then let's start with you."

Concubine Liu screamed, "Ah, ah, Your Majesty! Your Majesty, save me!"

Emperor Jingyou shouted, "Shen Ye, stop!"

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